windows xp home sp3 update

cmwdent

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Sep 22, 2008, 3:27:01 PM9/22/08

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After 3 attempts to install- computer slowed to a crawl then stoppped!!!!
Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything- This is
so frustrating!! Can you get a disk to down load?? I'm not willing to do this
again. Not being a computer wiz - how else can I get the updates???

David B.

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Sep 22, 2008, 3:39:05 PM9/22/08

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Download and create your own SP3 installation media.

http://www.microsoft.com/DownLoads/details.aspx?familyid=2FCDE6CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en

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Sep 22, 2008, 3:45:59 PM9/22/08

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> Spent 3 hours on the phone with dell to dump and reinstall eveything

Explain. Did you reinstall Windows or...?

References:

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
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cmwdent

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Sep 22, 2008, 6:01:00 PM9/22/08

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With the dell tech's assistance- re-installed operating system, drivers,
software etc.
-- The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well, then today sp3
shows up again and will not install again. - I know the updates are
important- but at what cost??
cmwdent

TaurArian

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Sep 22, 2008, 11:01:01 PM9/22/08

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And the error code is?

Did you check the windowsupdate.log for any specific errors?

Presumably you told Dell more information than you're posting here as to why
SP3 didn't install.

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Sep 22, 2008, 11:57:40 PM9/22/08

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> ...The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well

Are you sure about that? Are those updates listed in Add/Remove Programs?

> ...today sp3 shows up again and will not install again.

How to troubleshoot an unsuccessful installation of WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

Repost:

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"
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cmwdent wrote:
> With the dell tech's assistance- re-installed operating system, drivers,
> software etc.
> -- The next day I had 59 "updates" to install, all went well, then today
> sp3
> shows up again and will not install again. - I know the updates are
> important- but at what cost??
>